Flood Advisory issued June 10 at 3:38AM EDT until June 10 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...The following county, in west central Ohio, Mercer. * WHEN...Until 800 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 338 AM EDT, local law enforcement reported minor flooding in the advisory area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, Coldwater, Wabash, Mendon, Montezuma, Tama and Neptune.
Heat Advisory issued June 10 at 2:31AM EDT until June 10 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 100 expected. * WHERE...Auglaize, Hardin, and Mercer Counties. * WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
Medical insurance costs to really go up for area government workers
By Shelley Grieshop
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Health Department employees are feeling the same pinch as many other area workers after receiving a raise in wages nixed by a loss of insurance coverage and higher deductibles.
Following an executive session Monday morning, health board members approved 3 percent raises, or an additional 50 cents per hour - whatever is greater - for employees. That was the good news. [More]
ST. MARYS - The undefeated St. John's Blue Jays used a strong defensive effort over the final 17 minutes to subdue a valiant effort by the St. Marys Roughriders, 50-36, on Monday night in girls nonleague action at McBroom Gymnasium.
St. John's remains undefeated at 6-0 while St. Marys, loser of four straight, falls to 1-4. [More]
Monica R. Grevenkamp, 85, 6463 state Route 119, Maria Stein, died at 12:50 p.m. Dec. 11, 2006, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Time Warner Cable may drop some of its local channels, affecting subscribers in both Mercer and Auglaize counties.
Time Warner spokesman Pat McCauley said residents in both counties could lose a few channels in January if new agreements with Sinclair Broadcast Group are not established.
Medical insurance costs to really go up for area government workers
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local Schools board of education learned Monday night that insurance costs will be going up - something that faces other area school districts involved in the same consortium.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Health board approved with skepticism the first reading of the rules and fees associated with new sewage system regulations that take effect in January.
Gene Evers, 1105 Goette-moeller Road, Marion Township has been re-elected to a third, three-year term as a representative to the Mercer County Farm Service Agency Committee Local Administra-tive Area 3.
